http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/murakami Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Thu, 09 Apr 2026 09:20:15 -0400 Thu, 09 Apr 2026 09:20:15 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1005/murakamis-hard-boiled-wonderland-as-a-commentary-on-the-holocaust By Molly E. Meadows - One of the clearest indicators of this work’s allegorical representation of the Holocaust is Murakami’s careful use of vagueness. Holocaust literature is both a delicate and powerful subject for many to read, but the confines of writing such literature are perhaps even more uncomfortable. As some observers note, writers of Holocaust literature can be torn between the desire to create deep characters out of the perpetrators and the fear that in so doing, readers might find unintended shreds of sympathy for true villains. Jeremy Metz suggests that the pressure of this ethical dilemma... Thu, 05 Mar 2015 08:38 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1005/murakamis-hard-boiled-wonderland-as-a-commentary-on-the-holocaust